While I would love to think that in Wayne’s World, this article would be “excellent,” that’s for you to decide! In this month’s Practical Wireless magazine, my article, “Need a Hand? Or Six?,” is on the cover. Like many hams, soldering work on the bench takes many forms. A lot of that involves setup time […]
Category: Workbench
Giving Back to Elmers: the Soldering Platform Edition
We all have Elmers in this hobby through one medium or another. I’ve certainly been blessed with a number of them. I’ve tried to be an Elmer to a number of others, too. We get Elmering through other means besides in-person discussions, of course, as various social media platforms—especially Youtube—has exploded with how-to videos and […]
Hacking with a Hakko…
I guess that a lot of hams give short shrift to soldering irons and equipment. Heck, I’ve still got tools that I’ve had since junior high school. (Hmm…a small crescent wrench has the initials of my high school shop teacher on it. How did THAT get there?) Over the years, I recall a few trips to […]